Monthly Archives: March 2013

Health Fair Attracts Inland Empire’s Uninsured

Mar. 20, 2013 / By
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New America Media, Video, Text: Aurora Saldivar / Video: Cesar Flores / Photos: Daniel Zapien

EDITOR’S NOTE: The following video shares the experiences of attendees at the WeConnect health and resource fair held in Riverside, California on March 2, 2013...

City Fabrick: People and the Environment

Mar. 20, 2013 / By
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City Fabrick is a nonprofit design studio promoting progressive urban design that enhances the livability of communities & the health of residents in Long Beach.

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Queer Youth Radio: Is LB Queer and Youth Friendly?

Mar. 18, 2013 / By and
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Youth reporters explored the question of queer and youth friendliness in Long Beach. What spaces do queer youth feel safe?..

Youth To Be A Priority in LB Violence Prevention Plan

Mar. 15, 2013 / By
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Focusing on youth intervention and prevention was at the top of the list of tasks that resulted from last week’s first community meeting to create a concrete violence prevention plan in Long Beach...

Youth Speak: Students Want Discipline That Restores

Mar. 15, 2013 / By
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From Fresno The kNOw

Editor’s Note: Jane Carretero’s letter to the editor of  The Fresno Bee was published on Tuesday, March 12th...

Conference Aims to Send More Students to College

Mar. 15, 2013 / By
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JOHNNY FLORES, JR/Coachella Unincorporated

COACHELLA – According to the Riverside County of Education, only about 53 percent of Coachella Valley Unified School District graduates pursue higher education...

Door Not Yet Shut on Florida’s Medicaid Expansion

Mar. 15, 2013 / By
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New America Media, News Report, Suzanne Manneh,

Photo: Courtesy FL CHAIN

Florida’s Republican Governor Rick Scott, reversed himself last month and said his state would expand Medicaid and enact President Obama’s health care reform law...

Meet Community Hospital’s New Behavioral Health Program Team

Mar. 15, 2013 / By
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DONORS, DOCTORS and DONUTS
THURSDAY, MARCH 21
9:00-10:30 A.M. – Community Hospital Auditorium
1720 Termino Avenue, Long Beach CA – Plenty of Free Parking

LONG BEACH – In any given year, one out of four adults in the U.S...

SCIG Passes, But the Fight isn’t Over Yet

Mar. 15, 2013 / By
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So it begins. What has been a long uphill battle, might get even longer.

More than a week has passed since The Port of Los Angeles’ Board of Harbor Commissioners approved the Environmental Impact Report for construction of a cutting-edge shipping yard on the edge of Long Beach by railroad giant Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF)...

Health Insurance Marketplace

Mar. 11, 2013 / By
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When key parts of the health care law take effect in 2014, there’ll be a new way for individuals, families and small businesses to get health insurance...

Local Residents Reflect on Bullying in Long Beach

Mar. 11, 2013 / By
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They say it takes a village to raise a child and according to Long Beach parents, students and community members, ending bullying is no different...

Health Fair Attracts Inland Empire’s Uninsured

Mar. 11, 2013 / By
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EDITOR’S NOTE: The following video shares the experiences of attendees at the WeConnect health and resource fair held in Riverside, California on March 2, 2013...